The Gender Knot
A Time Magazine Top 50 podcast: “The show serves an important purpose: Encouraging men and women to enter a productive dialogue with one another”. Hosted by Nas and Dan (aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll). Contact: thegenderknot@gmail.com
Episodes
January 19, 2021 • 5 mins
2021 is giving 2020 a run for it’s money… sorry we’ve been away, but want to point you to a investigative podcast Nas put out recently for BBC Radio 4.
It’s called The Orgasm Cult and looks at a Californian wellness company focusing on female sexuality called One Taste. Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim Ferris were fans. Except there are allegations it may be a sex cult. And the FBI is making enquiries.
The podcast goes into questions about w...
It’s called The Orgasm Cult and looks at a Californian wellness company focusing on female sexuality called One Taste. Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim Ferris were fans. Except there are allegations it may be a sex cult. And the FBI is making enquiries.
The podcast goes into questions about w...
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January 12, 2020 • 32 mins
We’re back with a bonus hiatus episode and we’re talking about victim blaming, especially as it pertains to sexual assault. This is when a victim of an alleged assault is blamed, ranging from being asked what they were wearing, if they’d drunk alcohol, all the way to people not believing their story. Sometimes friends also don’t know how to handle the situation so either engage in victim blaming or simply disappear.
Nas recently ma...
Nas recently ma...
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December 15, 2019 • 50 mins
We close season 6 with journalist Liz Plank. She’s just written a book about mindful masculinity and tells us about the general scripts we have about men and if these help or hinder our wider conversations. We then delve into her thoughts more.
We will be back with a new season in March 2020, and will pop up for some bonus episodes in January and February – share the show, leave reviews and write to us until then! And happy 2020!
Gue...
We will be back with a new season in March 2020, and will pop up for some bonus episodes in January and February – share the show, leave reviews and write to us until then! And happy 2020!
Gue...
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December 8, 2019 • 25 mins
We revisit this important topic just once more to really hammer out the purpose of an apology and some dos and don’ts.
We get some tips and insight from Harriet Lerner’s book ‘Why won’t you apologize?’ https://amzn.to/38hWsBz
As well as some wisdom from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s powerful twitter threads which you can delve into further here http://bit.ly/344bnMg and here http://bit.ly/38nOszc
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carr...
We get some tips and insight from Harriet Lerner’s book ‘Why won’t you apologize?’ https://amzn.to/38hWsBz
As well as some wisdom from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s powerful twitter threads which you can delve into further here http://bit.ly/344bnMg and here http://bit.ly/38nOszc
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carr...
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December 1, 2019 • 42 mins
We talk a lot about what men can be doing right now, but we revisit a chat with Esther Perel on what women can be doing right now, and how we can all best be allies to one another.
Guest:
Esther Perel, therapist, author of ‘Mating in Captivity’ and ‘The State of Affairs’, host of the podcasts Where Should We Begin? and How’s work?
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Co-producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additiona...
Guest:
Esther Perel, therapist, author of ‘Mating in Captivity’ and ‘The State of Affairs’, host of the podcasts Where Should We Begin? and How’s work?
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Co-producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additiona...
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November 24, 2019 • 31 mins
Everyone’s talking more about consent but where does this start? Educator Ellen Frederichs joins us to chat about how consent starts with kids and why we all need to be more specific about our experiences.
Guest:
Ellen Frederichs, educator and author of ‘Good Sexual Citizenship: how to create a (sexually) safer world” https://www.sexedvice.com/good-sexual-citizenship
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker a...
Guest:
Ellen Frederichs, educator and author of ‘Good Sexual Citizenship: how to create a (sexually) safer world” https://www.sexedvice.com/good-sexual-citizenship
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker a...
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November 17, 2019 • 34 mins
Journalist Hussein Kesvani writes a lot about the internet, and about masculinity, and about the intersection of the two. He recently interviewed people about apologies in a piece for The Huffington Post, focusing on men and their understanding of an apology and if many men have been taught how to give one.
He was inspired after Aziz Ansari’s attempt at one with his recent Netflix show ‘Right Now’, which is when we at The Gender Kn...
He was inspired after Aziz Ansari’s attempt at one with his recent Netflix show ‘Right Now’, which is when we at The Gender Kn...
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November 10, 2019 • 38 mins
We re-visit some wisdom from the sex and relationship advice columnist and host of the Savage LoveCast Dan Savage, who tells us what straight couples can learn from same sex couples.
Guest:
Dan Savage, sex and relationship advice columnist and Savage Lovecast host
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Co-producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Write to us at thegenderknot@gmail.com
www.thegenderknot.com
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Guest:
Dan Savage, sex and relationship advice columnist and Savage Lovecast host
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Co-producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Write to us at thegenderknot@gmail.com
www.thegenderknot.com
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November 3, 2019 • 23 mins
Journalist and author of the book ‘For the Love of Men: a vision for mindful masculinity’ tells us about meeting women who support who Trump, and what this tells us about our attitudes towards men and the role women play in upholding these. We also find out about Dan’s backstory on this show, and how we can all take things a bit less personally.
Also, the Grace Digital Founders Campus app has all the tools female business founders n...
Also, the Grace Digital Founders Campus app has all the tools female business founders n...
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October 27, 2019 • 38 mins
We’re back with Season 6. We talk to author Jeannie Vanasco who interviewed a friend from her teenage years who raped her 15 years ago. Vanasco got in touch with him to find out if and how the rape impacted him, and wrote about it in her new book ‘Things we didn’t talk about when I was a girl’. We talk to her about the role we all play in supporting victims, holding perpetrators accountable and how to make apologies.
Also, support ...
Also, support ...
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September 29, 2019 • 17 mins
We're back with a bonus episode during our hiatus to discuss an email we received about none other than everyone's favorite topic: Emotional Labour! Is emotional labour gendered? Or should we just all focus on doing the right thing and stop segmenting these problems as male or female?
Hosts and producers:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Co-producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Patreon page – support...
Hosts and producers:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Co-producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Patreon page – support...
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August 11, 2019 • 30 mins
We revisit a conversation from earlier this year where we explored how men can be allies if their behaviour towards women has been problematic. Our guest Omar talks about being called out and having to question his role as an ally.
We’re on hiatus until October, we’ll be back with another episode before then.
Guests:
Omar Aziz, co-host of The Samovar Network podcast http://www.thesamovarnetwork.com/podcast/
Hosts and producers:
Nastara...
We’re on hiatus until October, we’ll be back with another episode before then.
Guests:
Omar Aziz, co-host of The Samovar Network podcast http://www.thesamovarnetwork.com/podcast/
Hosts and producers:
Nastara...
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July 14, 2019 • 23 mins
From Aziz Ansari to Eve Ensler to why on earth apologies are so hard, we dive in and also discuss the best way to give an apology.
We’re on hiatus and will be back with a new season in October. Another bonus episode will be out next month.
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Eve Ensler on WTF with Mark Maron http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1028-eve-ensler
Nas’ ...
We’re on hiatus and will be back with a new season in October. Another bonus episode will be out next month.
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Eve Ensler on WTF with Mark Maron http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1028-eve-ensler
Nas’ ...
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June 16, 2019 • 21 mins
We end season 5 by hearing Mark Manson’s tips for men during these confusing times, including how men can help each other out and his predictions about how we'll all get along in the future.
Check out his new book ‘Everything is fucked: A book about hope’ and catch him on his speaking tour, more details here https://markmanson.net/speaking-tour
We are going on hiatus until October, and we'll be back with a bonus episode every few we...
Check out his new book ‘Everything is fucked: A book about hope’ and catch him on his speaking tour, more details here https://markmanson.net/speaking-tour
We are going on hiatus until October, and we'll be back with a bonus episode every few we...
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June 9, 2019 • 25 mins
You’ve been writing to us about vulnerability following our previous two rounds and we’re going to delve into your thoughts and experiences. This journey started with us talking about men and vulnerability in relationships. Now we want to know if vulnerability culture is useful at all, and how does it benefit or hold back men and women differently.
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Black...
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Black...
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June 2, 2019 • 36 mins
LBC radio host Matt Stadlen joined us to chat vulnerability recently. This time we go into men talking about sex: how much and how do men really talk about sex and how does this impact their relationships?
Guest:
Matt Stadlen, journalist and LBC radio host, tune into his show here: https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-stadlen/
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional li...
Guest:
Matt Stadlen, journalist and LBC radio host, tune into his show here: https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-stadlen/
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional li...
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May 26, 2019 • 31 mins
Author of the book ‘Rape’ Mithu Sanyal fills us in on ways we can approach talking about rape and giving support, and why consent culture is tricky in societies where we are taught not to express our needs and desires clearly in the first place.
Guest:
Mithu Sanyal, author of the book ‘Rape: from Lucretia to #MeToo’, get a copy here https://amzn.to/2WrqnEi
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonath...
Guest:
Mithu Sanyal, author of the book ‘Rape: from Lucretia to #MeToo’, get a copy here https://amzn.to/2WrqnEi
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonath...
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May 19, 2019 • 20 mins
We recently talked to LBC’s Matt Stadlen about vulnerability and how especially men can struggle with this in relationships. We delve back in and also hear your thoughts and experiences with opening up.
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Patreon page – support the podcast for the cost of a coffee!
https://www.patreon.com/thegenderknot
Write to us at: thegenderknot...
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll
Producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
Patreon page – support the podcast for the cost of a coffee!
https://www.patreon.com/thegenderknot
Write to us at: thegenderknot...
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May 12, 2019 • 35 mins
The hit author talks about his new book ‘Everything is fucked: A book about hope’, and how technology and choice are impacting how we live and make decisions on the modern world.
Mark is also off on a speaking tour, head here to check out dates and details https://markmanson.net/speaking-tour
Guest:
Mark Manson, author https://markmanson.net/
New book ‘Everything is fucked’ out on 14th May, order here https://markmanson.net/books
Hos...
Mark is also off on a speaking tour, head here to check out dates and details https://markmanson.net/speaking-tour
Guest:
Mark Manson, author https://markmanson.net/
New book ‘Everything is fucked’ out on 14th May, order here https://markmanson.net/books
Hos...
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May 5, 2019 • 43 mins
This week, LBC's Matt Stadlen joins us to talk about vulnerability. We try to uncover some of the reasons why men and women have a hard time opening up, especially in intimate relationships. Be sure to check out Matt's show on LBC: https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-stadlen/
We’d love your experiences and to talk about this topic more so please write to us at thegenderknot@gmail.com
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel C...
We’d love your experiences and to talk about this topic more so please write to us at thegenderknot@gmail.com
Hosts:
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel C...
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